Dry Creek-Lower (FR 02S08) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Dry Creek-Lower (FR 02S08) in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, Mammoth Ranger District

8.1 mi from Mammoth Lakes

Maps 7,633 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Inyo National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · then move 10 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 8.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 6.1 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Lookout Mountain.
  • Winds through 3 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
  • Lookout Mountain stands 725 ft above the map pin, 0.7 miles south.
  • Big Springs lies 0.8 mi off.

Rules

  • Within a 10-mile radius of any undeveloped campsite for a period longer than 14 consecutive days… Anywhere within the Inyo National Forest for more than 28 total days during a calendar year.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 26–62°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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